New Jazz Acquisitions

On view are photographs, sheet music, posters, and other objects from the archives collections that reflect the extraordinary careers of the following artists:

Jeni LeGon: Danced and sang in many films in the 1930s and 1940s and continues to dance and teach today. Also, the first black woman to sign a studio contract.

Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham: Performed with Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday in a European concert tour, played lead trumpet in a Big Band, and remained prominent in the jazz world until his death in 1997.

Horace and Fletcher Henderson: Established a new style of Big Band performance in the 1920s and 1930s, which was imitated by many Big Band leaders of the era.